I am writing to inquire any information on getting involved in improving
slaughterhouse conditions. I am interesting in volunteering for any cause here
in the state of Texas. I think it's awful what I've been researching about the
cruel treatment of these animals prior to their deaths. Please guide me to any
local or national organization to get involved in.

Thanks,

Nikki Howard

Reply from Frank and Mary Hoffman

Dear Nikki:

Thank you very much for writing and for your desire to help.

This is a very complicated problem that is driven by money. The flesh eating
public wants to have inexpensive animal products, and the more the farmed animal
industries try to hold down costs, the more suffering they cause to animals on
their farms and in their slaughterhouses.

Furthermore, very few of the animal cruelty laws that do exist are being
enforced, and the few reforms that are happening are like drops in a bucket.

This is why we and most of the other organizations who are trying to stop the
suffering have come to the conclusion that to end the suffering, we must end the
consumption of animal products by informing the public of the suffering they are
contributing to, and encouraging them to switch to a plant based diet.